So again I've swallowed the pride that is left in me after all those shameless acts of Blogosphere thefts, and yet again I steal a tag from Silverine, just because I cannot find anything in my hyderabad life worth blogging about, as of yet.
The tag is pretty simple, and it just involves writing 8 random things about yourself and tagging 8 people.
So here goes...
Even though its time that I left this habit, I still listen to heavy rock music and it still surprises me with the extent to which it helps me handle my moods.
I AM getting old, along with my bike, as my hands start shaking after a real fast ride through city traffic.
I love watching the same movies over and over again untill I know the dialogues by heart.
The only thing that I have ever stuck to in my life till now is gym, which I have never really dropped in the last 5-6 years, though people would still be surprised to hear that I work out pretty regularly.
Recently I have grown interested in dancing, and try my best to move my stiff body, any chance I get to, may it be a new year party, or my birthday bash at a chennai disco...
Even though it may come as a shock to many people who do not know me much, I do not drink or smoke.
I am not very creative, but I try my best to make what ever creative endeavour I undertake to come out good...
And even though a lot of people reading will find it funny, I have joined up for Salsa classes here in Hyderabad.. ;)
So cheers to any one who read this, and any 8 people who hopefully read this blog is welcome to take up this tag.
p.s: I really hope atleast 8 people come to read this...
Friday, June 29, 2007
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Life Rewinded Forward
Continuing with the flow of events from the previous blog, the pretty lady that I was trying ever so desperately to impress did finally waltz into my life, along with 3 other equally adorable beings of the fairer sex into my life this weekend. The twist in the tale that made it happen was Spoo's birthday, for which all her cute female buddies decided to give her a visit here in Hyderabad. Her male buddies also joined in with the girls for the trip but they were also cool dudes, hence in all the weekend was a blast.
I have been in Hyderabad for quite sometime (more than 2 months) and we, even though a big enough group to actually go out and see places, have never ventured out much into the city and enjoy the delights it has to offer. The only claim that we can lay to the exploring we have done in Hyderabad seems to be the weekend we visited Prasad's Mall and the Hussein Sagar lake. Hyderabad unlike Bangalore had many places of historical and general tourist value including Golconda fort, Qutb-Shahi tombs, Birla temple, Snow world, Ramoji filmcity and of course the trademark Charminar. This in an ancient city with history of over a few centuries, hence if one were to look closely through the gap between those modern ugly buildings, one would find mosques, buildings and other structures which are obviously from an era long forgotten.
So our journey started with me and Spoo going to greet our new friends and take them to the guest house that we had searched out for them. Meeting them was amusing since I was so painstakingly trying to engage one of them through mail correspondence and been teasing another so badly that she wanted to shoot me at sight. Thankfully the first meeting went completely smoothly with us all being late for our first tourist outing; the Qutb-Shahi Tombs.
Now, these old king dudes were amazing fellows. They built tombs for themselves while they were alive so that they can die peacefully (or forcefully) and be buried in style. Hence we were able to see beautiful tombs constructed in intricate detail with a sense of innate beauty. I being desperate to capture all this Mogul architecture, cunningly stole a digital camera from one of my newly made cute girl buddies. The poor thing did not even know what hit her and she did not even lay eyes on that canon S410 for the whole day. So I started taking photos of each and every brick that I found interesting, and it being a Mogul architectural treasure had a lot of interesting 'bricks' which in turn resulted in quite a number of snaps being taken. Actually, there were more than quite a lot of interesting and moderately interesting things (other than the girls) which qualified for a snap in my books, but I showed a relative amount of self control in limiting myself to shots that had more than a good chance of being appreciated by owner of the camera. The sun was up and Hyderabad sun was unforgiving.
From the tombs we found our way onto the nearby Golconda fort. Now this a place I can relate to from the many number of novels I have read which told tales of fortress towns which could never be penetrated, even after months of siege by very determined foes. The outer walls were 7 km in diameter and let me tell you, it was an impregnable setting with its own hidden water supply and granaries which could easily outlast a siege. We scrambled up the gravelly steps up the hill while a guide explained the history of each part of the fort. The light and sound show in the night was amazing, even though it could not stop Debasish and Anitha from sleeping through the whole show. From there we went to Eat-Street which was an exclusive food court on the banks of the Hussein Sagar.
Next day everyone was promptly late by 45 minutes making the whole tourist bus wait for us to take us to Ramoji Film City. The bus ride was enjoyable enough, and after about an hour we landed at the gates of Ramoji. The place was no where as interesting as Golconda fort or the Qutb-Shahi Tombs, and the heat of the sun caught up with everyone in the group throughout the day. In the afternoon we went for a trip around the campus on a guided bus tour, and the guide chap got us all laughing with his very witty comments about the sets of the film city. One set would have 4 separate facades for 4 different situations; where else can you get married on one side(church) , go to honeymoon from the next (airport), deliver a baby on the next (hospital) and get a divorce from the last side (court). Another good one was houses one each for hero, heroine, villain and comedian on each side of a set building. The day ended off with a long walk through tank bund on the bank of the Hussien Sagar lake.
The last day was to be slow and no rush, when compared to the previous two days. We went to Birla Temple where the hot sun had made the stone steps so hot that everyone was performing tap dancing on their barefoots. From there we made a mad rush to snow world only to find out that the next show would be on only in 1 hour. This was a pleasant place to spend ones time if you have 5-6 people out with us in the city. We spent most of our time throwing snow balls at each other and catching everyone offgaurd in the face with well aimed shots. The show turned even cooler with snow fall and a dance floor where we danced our hearts out.
The last (but the least) place we visited was the Charminar which did not impress me as much as other ancient monuments of India have. But it was open to the public and we spent a few minutes on top of it looking out into the crowded streets of the old city and looking into the Mecca masjid where the recent bomb blasts had taken place.
The day came to an end for us on a deep note, with me and Spoo dropping off her best buddies and my new made buddies at the railway station. It surprised me that even though I had met them only 3 days back, I felt I were dropping of people that I had known for ever and had missed for long. I relished the moment when I felt a lump forming in my throat and drifted back to the times when I were with my various gangs back in home in Trivandrum.
It made me realise how I missed each gang's company, even though each was so different from the other.....
Thanks to Spoo and her sweet friends.... Hope they did not find me an intrusion in their group.
I have been in Hyderabad for quite sometime (more than 2 months) and we, even though a big enough group to actually go out and see places, have never ventured out much into the city and enjoy the delights it has to offer. The only claim that we can lay to the exploring we have done in Hyderabad seems to be the weekend we visited Prasad's Mall and the Hussein Sagar lake. Hyderabad unlike Bangalore had many places of historical and general tourist value including Golconda fort, Qutb-Shahi tombs, Birla temple, Snow world, Ramoji filmcity and of course the trademark Charminar. This in an ancient city with history of over a few centuries, hence if one were to look closely through the gap between those modern ugly buildings, one would find mosques, buildings and other structures which are obviously from an era long forgotten.
So our journey started with me and Spoo going to greet our new friends and take them to the guest house that we had searched out for them. Meeting them was amusing since I was so painstakingly trying to engage one of them through mail correspondence and been teasing another so badly that she wanted to shoot me at sight. Thankfully the first meeting went completely smoothly with us all being late for our first tourist outing; the Qutb-Shahi Tombs.
Now, these old king dudes were amazing fellows. They built tombs for themselves while they were alive so that they can die peacefully (or forcefully) and be buried in style. Hence we were able to see beautiful tombs constructed in intricate detail with a sense of innate beauty. I being desperate to capture all this Mogul architecture, cunningly stole a digital camera from one of my newly made cute girl buddies. The poor thing did not even know what hit her and she did not even lay eyes on that canon S410 for the whole day. So I started taking photos of each and every brick that I found interesting, and it being a Mogul architectural treasure had a lot of interesting 'bricks' which in turn resulted in quite a number of snaps being taken. Actually, there were more than quite a lot of interesting and moderately interesting things (other than the girls) which qualified for a snap in my books, but I showed a relative amount of self control in limiting myself to shots that had more than a good chance of being appreciated by owner of the camera. The sun was up and Hyderabad sun was unforgiving.
From the tombs we found our way onto the nearby Golconda fort. Now this a place I can relate to from the many number of novels I have read which told tales of fortress towns which could never be penetrated, even after months of siege by very determined foes. The outer walls were 7 km in diameter and let me tell you, it was an impregnable setting with its own hidden water supply and granaries which could easily outlast a siege. We scrambled up the gravelly steps up the hill while a guide explained the history of each part of the fort. The light and sound show in the night was amazing, even though it could not stop Debasish and Anitha from sleeping through the whole show. From there we went to Eat-Street which was an exclusive food court on the banks of the Hussein Sagar.
Next day everyone was promptly late by 45 minutes making the whole tourist bus wait for us to take us to Ramoji Film City. The bus ride was enjoyable enough, and after about an hour we landed at the gates of Ramoji. The place was no where as interesting as Golconda fort or the Qutb-Shahi Tombs, and the heat of the sun caught up with everyone in the group throughout the day. In the afternoon we went for a trip around the campus on a guided bus tour, and the guide chap got us all laughing with his very witty comments about the sets of the film city. One set would have 4 separate facades for 4 different situations; where else can you get married on one side(church) , go to honeymoon from the next (airport), deliver a baby on the next (hospital) and get a divorce from the last side (court). Another good one was houses one each for hero, heroine, villain and comedian on each side of a set building. The day ended off with a long walk through tank bund on the bank of the Hussien Sagar lake.
The last day was to be slow and no rush, when compared to the previous two days. We went to Birla Temple where the hot sun had made the stone steps so hot that everyone was performing tap dancing on their barefoots. From there we made a mad rush to snow world only to find out that the next show would be on only in 1 hour. This was a pleasant place to spend ones time if you have 5-6 people out with us in the city. We spent most of our time throwing snow balls at each other and catching everyone offgaurd in the face with well aimed shots. The show turned even cooler with snow fall and a dance floor where we danced our hearts out.
The last (but the least) place we visited was the Charminar which did not impress me as much as other ancient monuments of India have. But it was open to the public and we spent a few minutes on top of it looking out into the crowded streets of the old city and looking into the Mecca masjid where the recent bomb blasts had taken place.
The day came to an end for us on a deep note, with me and Spoo dropping off her best buddies and my new made buddies at the railway station. It surprised me that even though I had met them only 3 days back, I felt I were dropping of people that I had known for ever and had missed for long. I relished the moment when I felt a lump forming in my throat and drifted back to the times when I were with my various gangs back in home in Trivandrum.
It made me realise how I missed each gang's company, even though each was so different from the other.....
Thanks to Spoo and her sweet friends.... Hope they did not find me an intrusion in their group.
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